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Adopted people can have biological parents on birth certificates under Victorian bill

Forced adoptions inquiry recommended names of birth parents be included on birth certificates

The Guardian - AU · Apr 4, 2022

Push to force Victorian police to alert health officials to toxic batches of drugs

Five people died in 2016 and 2017 after ingesting tablets containing combination of substances

The Guardian - AU · Apr 4, 2022

Hospitality business calls for COVID isolation exemption in face of new wave

Victoria's hospitality industry is bracing for another tough period as COVID cases creep up again in the state, but one venue says a change to restrictions could soften blow.

ABC News · Apr 4, 2022

Lismore MP says federal government needs to ‘step up’ flood support – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Apr 3, 2022

'Premature' to ease Vic COVID-19 iso rules

A fresh call for Victoria to dump seven-day isolation rules for close contacts of COVID-19 cases has been branded premature and not without health system risks.

AAP · Apr 3, 2022

Victoria to restore area five times size of Melbourne with $31m boost to private land conservation

BushBank scheme aims to revegetate parcels of private land to create habitat for endangered wildlife and capture carbon

The Guardian - AU · Apr 3, 2022

Victorian government vows to catch up on surgery backlog with $1.5 billion investment package

The government claims from 2023, the health sector will be running at 125 per cent of pre-pandemic capacity, delivering 40,000 additional public surgeries each year.

ABC News · Apr 3, 2022

First XI of 1868: The story of the all-Aboriginal cricket side that was Australia's first sports team to tour overseas

It's a great sporting story but you may never have heard of it. The director of a play about the First XI of 1868, an all-Aboriginal cricket side, wants to change that.

ABC News · Apr 3, 2022

Major flood warnings for East Gippsland as severe weather thrashes Victoria's east coast

Victorian authorities have urged East Gippsland residents to monitor flooding as heavy rain and damaging winds continue to pose a threat this afternoon.

ABC News · Apr 3, 2022

Whiteman ton has WA eyeing shield glory

Time is running out for Victoria after Western Australia extended their Sheffield Shield final lead to 297 by tea on day 4 thanks to a Sam Whiteman century.

AAP · Apr 3, 2022